Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-09-15
Tulsa T0PIcs.
Active Presbyierians a. Work-U. s.. Court
Notes.


Active Prcsbyteflans a. Work-U. s. Court
Notes.
The Muakogee Presbytery met I'm the
church at Tulsa, september End, lss7. at
7;ao, p N, and was opened with q sermon by
Rev. Il NJ Loughridge, d. D., from the text
writtenJn Phil. a-s d. Rev. I W Perry
man was chosen moderator and Rev J Ross
Ramsey was elected stated clerk Rev. x. "
ilill. synodieal superintendent, being present
gave a very interesting addresl on the subject
Of missions In general. aud schools in par
tlcular, stating that the Board Of Home Mis-
sions had placed the school matter entirely
under his control In the territory, and that
hereafter the teachers would ne required to
send their reports 10 MIN and through him 20
the board. The work that has hitherto been
under the care OF the Board OF Foreign Mis-
sions has been transferred TO the care OF the
homo board and the missionaries who have
been lAboring IN the employ Of the foreign
board were received by the Presbytery and as
signed TO fields OF labor under the home board.
aud will be paid by them at the same rate that
they were before Very Interesting reports
were given by the native preachers a. the
work on their particular nelds Religious
services were held each day and the gospel
was preached both In the English and Greek
languages. much 10 the identlfyeation OF both
races and singing by the Creek people was es-
poclally attractive and pleasing on motion
Of Rev. VIM. +. Haworth Mr VIM McElroy
was taken under the care OF Presbytery with
a view 20 studying the ministry, and lie was
directed TO attend Park College, Mo. a. a
proper place at which 10 pursue his studies
Much interesting business was transacted dur
ing the seasIun Of this meeting, AND it closed
with a rouaing meeting on the subject Of tenn
pcrauce The next meeting will be held al
We-a-la-ka IN the Creek nation. twenty miles
from Tulsa, on the last Wednesday in April.
-1he session Of 4 s. court held Ia Wichita,
Kansas opened on the 9th Of September, with
full quote OF criminals from the Indian Ter
ritory, bat up 90 Tho time OF leaving, your cor
respondent, very little had been done except
calling tho grand jury aud arranging for the
business before them. Blll wade, the man
that jumped his bond and went over into III,
state OF Missouri and sent word 10 his bonds
man that he was deed, having boea rcfurrect.
cd from the dead By Mr Leo Whistler, wa,
bropghtgntocouri for various crimes
resulting In the judge promising him that b,
should take a three years trip 10 The peniten
there, tins giving very apt illustration Of
the scrlptnral fact that "though we die ",
shall DO raised again. Z" aud shall meet with
loved ones In the future world The rohleI
brothers, who were arrested two yeara ago foI
the murder of GoodykoontE and Cass, and
have been awaiting trial ever since, wer'
bronFht Into court and strange ns II may Ap-
pear they we're granted continuance unit
the next term Of court, which viii pr0habi,
De another year longer. rhla great delay "a
Justice Is very annoying to those that are in
terosiedl but Il Is one Of the matters that can
not be avoided. A fsilure 50 summon wit
nosses for the defence, on if they were sum
moued, TO return the summons was th'
cause Of the present delay and eouls not b.
avoided according TO ihe strict letter Of thl
law,
TULSA. September ~, lsH prSN.